This study aims to investigate how higher education instructors perceive remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and how prepared they were technologically to implement blended teaching in the wake of the epidemic. A quantitative approach was used, and information was gathered from 53 instructors at a Vietnam national university using questionnaires. The findings indicate that workload is the most difficult obstacle teachers face when teaching remotely, followed by issues on virtual communication with students, teachers' challenges in effectively employing technology in the classroom, and mental health issues due to social distancing. Despite encountering these challenges, most of the experiment's educators strongly endorse the adoption of blended teaching in response to the epidemic, expressing confidence in their technological readiness facilitated by institutional training. The results show that in order for higher education institutions to successfully adopt blended learning in the future, they need to be concerned with lowering the burden of their teachers, giving them training courses on technology pedagogy and providing stress management workshops.
{"title":"Navigating Blended Teaching Post-COVID: Insights From Language Teachers","authors":"Truc Tran-Thi-Thanh","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1408.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1408.06","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to investigate how higher education instructors perceive remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and how prepared they were technologically to implement blended teaching in the wake of the epidemic. A quantitative approach was used, and information was gathered from 53 instructors at a Vietnam national university using questionnaires. The findings indicate that workload is the most difficult obstacle teachers face when teaching remotely, followed by issues on virtual communication with students, teachers' challenges in effectively employing technology in the classroom, and mental health issues due to social distancing. Despite encountering these challenges, most of the experiment's educators strongly endorse the adoption of blended teaching in response to the epidemic, expressing confidence in their technological readiness facilitated by institutional training. The results show that in order for higher education institutions to successfully adopt blended learning in the future, they need to be concerned with lowering the burden of their teachers, giving them training courses on technology pedagogy and providing stress management workshops.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"13 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141923335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Al-Khawaldeh, Eman M. Al Khalaf, Luqman M Rababah, Othman Khalid Al-Shboul, Tamara Altabieri Krishan, Majd Alkayid
The study investigates the impact of teaching vocabulary through semantic relations (i.e. including hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy and metonyms) on the breadth and depth of EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. A convenient sample of 50 freshman EFL learners from a state university in Jordan was recruited. The study followed an experimental approach; data were collected through pre- and post-tests over an academic term. An interview was also conducted to elicit students’ attitudes toward this vocabulary-learning strategy. The results of the ANOVA test have revealed that Jordanian EFL learners find certain difficulties concerning the identification and production of all semantic relations. They scored low in identifying semantic fields properly though they were more aware of synonyms and antonyms than others. The T-test analysis of the data revealed that the degree of awareness of the major types of semantic relations significantly differed between both tests. This implies that using this strategy has improved students' semantic awareness. Besides, students have shown positive attitudes towards using this technique asserting that it contributes to the development of their mental lexicon. The study has many pedagogical implications and recommendations for further research.
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The concept of trauma explains a disruptive experience with belated effects that are hardly controlled or mastered. Trauma damages one’s psychology by distorting the sense of self and the perception of the world. However, the application of conventional trauma theories focuses on the pains and sufferings in the victim’s life only. It has been critiqued the reluctance to acknowledge that hurting others may cause some perpetrators to experience psychological injuries as well. Drawing on Dominick LaCapra’s concepts of historical trauma and structural trauma, acting out and working through, as well as Judith Butler’s concepts of posttraumatic symptoms, which are described as vulnerability, grief and aggression, this study inquires into the traumatic experience of the protagonist Fiona Maye in Ian McEwan’s The Children Act. It aims to investigate how she transforms from a victim to a perpetrator within the context of trauma. Specifically, it explores how Fiona’s personal traumas happened earlier in life are reactivated and drive her to take the role of a perpetrator, and to hurt Adam Henry with her coldness and aggression that facilitates Adam’s death. Besides, the study also looks at how Fiona gets psychological injuries from her perpetrations. This study concludes that the perpetrator’s aggression in this situation serves as a method of self-protection and release of her repressed trauma, but traumatizing others can never be the antidote for her plights, and she is inevitably traumatized by scheming and carrying out the villainies that hurt others.
创伤的概念解释了一种破坏性的经历，其影响迟迟难以控制或掌握。创伤通过扭曲自我意识和对世界的感知来损害人的心理。然而，传统创伤理论的应用只关注受害者生活中的痛苦和折磨。有人批评说，人们不愿意承认伤害他人也可能导致一些施害者遭受心理伤害。本研究借鉴了多米尼克-拉卡普拉（Dominick LaCapra）关于历史创伤和结构性创伤、"行动"（acting out）和 "通过"（working through）的概念，以及朱迪斯-巴特勒（Judith Butler）关于创伤后症状（被描述为脆弱性、悲伤和攻击性）的概念，探究了伊恩-麦克尤恩（Ian McEwan）的《儿童法案》（The Children Act）中主人公菲奥娜-梅（Fiona Maye）的创伤经历。研究旨在探讨她如何在创伤背景下从受害者转变为施害者。具体而言，本研究探讨了菲奥娜早年的个人创伤是如何被重新激活并促使她扮演施害者的角色，并以她的冷漠和攻击性伤害亚当-亨利，从而促成了亚当的死亡。此外，本研究还探讨了菲奥娜如何从她的行为中获得心理伤害。本研究的结论是，在这种情况下，加害者的攻击行为是一种自我保护和释放被压抑的创伤的方法，但对他人的创伤永远不可能成为她摆脱困境的解药，她在策划和实施伤害他人的恶行时不可避免地会受到创伤。
{"title":"Representing Perpetrator Trauma in Ian McEwan’s The Children Act","authors":"Qijia He, Hardev Kaur, Diana Abu Ujum, Florence Toh Haw Ching","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1408.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1408.19","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of trauma explains a disruptive experience with belated effects that are hardly controlled or mastered. Trauma damages one’s psychology by distorting the sense of self and the perception of the world. However, the application of conventional trauma theories focuses on the pains and sufferings in the victim’s life only. It has been critiqued the reluctance to acknowledge that hurting others may cause some perpetrators to experience psychological injuries as well. Drawing on Dominick LaCapra’s concepts of historical trauma and structural trauma, acting out and working through, as well as Judith Butler’s concepts of posttraumatic symptoms, which are described as vulnerability, grief and aggression, this study inquires into the traumatic experience of the protagonist Fiona Maye in Ian McEwan’s The Children Act. It aims to investigate how she transforms from a victim to a perpetrator within the context of trauma. Specifically, it explores how Fiona’s personal traumas happened earlier in life are reactivated and drive her to take the role of a perpetrator, and to hurt Adam Henry with her coldness and aggression that facilitates Adam’s death. Besides, the study also looks at how Fiona gets psychological injuries from her perpetrations. This study concludes that the perpetrator’s aggression in this situation serves as a method of self-protection and release of her repressed trauma, but traumatizing others can never be the antidote for her plights, and she is inevitably traumatized by scheming and carrying out the villainies that hurt others.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"9 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141925376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammed Shamsul Hoque, A. Rajeswari, Megala Rajendran, Lamessa Oli, Giriraj Kirado, Mohoshin Reza
As businesses increasingly rely on written communication for various purposes, the ability to articulate ideas, convey information, and engage stakeholders through written mediums has become a vital competency. This study delves into the challenges faced by students when they write business letter, report and email in English at Techno Link College, Burayu Campus. The research aims to comprehensively analyze the issues surrounding business writing, exploring how students perceive and approach the learning of this crucial skill. To conduct this investigation, a mixed-methods approach was employed and both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were utilized. A sample of 165 students was randomly selected, and their insights were gathered through a survey questionnaire. The findings of the research revealed that the majority of the students struggle to master the art of effective business writing. The results show that the majority of students exhibited poor performance across these essential business communication tasks such as composing emails, letters and reports.
随着企业越来越依赖于书面交流来达到各种目的，通过书面媒介阐述观点、传递信息和吸引利益相关者的能力已成为一项至关重要的能力。本研究深入探讨了布劳尤校园 Techno Link 学院的学生在用英语撰写商务信函、报告和电子邮件时所面临的挑战。研究旨在全面分析与商务写作有关的问题，探讨学生如何看待和学习这一重要技能。为了开展这项调查，我们采用了混合方法，同时使用了定量和定性方法。随机抽取了 165 名学生作为样本，通过调查问卷收集他们的见解。研究结果显示，大多数学生都在努力掌握有效的商务写作艺术。结果显示，大多数学生在撰写电子邮件、信件和报告等基本商务交流任务方面表现不佳。
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Games play a pivotal role in language education, offering a multitude of benefits for both educators and learners. With the development of digital technology, Seewo Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) games as an emerging teaching tool have been proven effective by many studies that enable direct interaction between teachers and students with the displayed content by leveraging the touch and gesture capabilities of the interactive whiteboard. This study explored the process of using Seewo IWB games by six excellent EFL teachers in Taiyuan middle schools. The study focuses on the teachers’ instructional strategies before, during, and after playing the games. By analyzing the data collected from teacher participants, the researchers aimed to gain insights into how they effectively incorporate Seewo IWB games into EFL classrooms. The findings provided valuable guidance for EFL teachers’ professional development in using digital games.
{"title":"Excellent EFL Teachers’ Strategies for Using Seewo Interactive Whiteboard Games in Chinese Middle Schools","authors":"Yanfang Hu, Fahainis Bt. Mohd Yusof","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1408.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1408.31","url":null,"abstract":"Games play a pivotal role in language education, offering a multitude of benefits for both educators and learners. With the development of digital technology, Seewo Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) games as an emerging teaching tool have been proven effective by many studies that enable direct interaction between teachers and students with the displayed content by leveraging the touch and gesture capabilities of the interactive whiteboard. This study explored the process of using Seewo IWB games by six excellent EFL teachers in Taiyuan middle schools. The study focuses on the teachers’ instructional strategies before, during, and after playing the games. By analyzing the data collected from teacher participants, the researchers aimed to gain insights into how they effectively incorporate Seewo IWB games into EFL classrooms. The findings provided valuable guidance for EFL teachers’ professional development in using digital games.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"30 38","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141924730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Favorita Kurwidaria, Mangatur R. Nababan, Sumarlam, Prasetyo Adi W. Wibowo
Cross-sex relationships between a man and a woman have their own appeal as a theme explored by researchers in creative texts such as song lyrics. The various types of cross-sex relationships in these lyrics reflect the varying characteristics of the participants involved and the language choices employed by the songwriter. Didi Kempot's Javanese Campursari song lyrics, for example, contain a dualism of contradictory female characters penned within his love-laden songs about two sorts of cross-sex relationships: mutual and rejected romance. To uncover the ideological effects of the language choices used by Didi Kempot, a set of analytical tools is needed. Thus, the goal of using Jeffries' critical stylistic model to critically read Didi Kempot's Campursari lyrics is to reveal the linguistic strengths in portraying female characters in the lyrics, thereby gaining an understanding of the songwriter's style in selecting and utilizing the potential of the Javanese language in positioning female participants in his song lyrics. Ultimately, this study can provide linguists with theoretical benefits in terms of new perspectives on contemporary stylistic studies and critical text analysis in Indonesia. The study also offers practical benefits in terms of applying critical stylistic perspectives to non-factual texts, such as Javanese song lyrics, to express ideological effects based on the songwriter's language choices and concrete linguistic evidences.
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In the field of political discourse, euphemistic expressions arise as a linguistic strategy. They are utilized by politicians to cleverly navigate the challenges of achieving their intended goals, such as promoting themselves or criticizing others. The present study delves into the neglected dimensions of euphemisms used by President Biden when he speaks about the local and global affairs. To do so, six carefully selected extracts from Biden’s speeches are examined drawing upon Burridge’s classification of linguistic features and functions of euphemistic expressions, van Dijk’s ideological square, Brown and Levinson’s negative politeness strategies, Grice’s conversational maxims, and French and Raven’s bases of power. The study unfolds significant emphasis on the positive ideological shifts under the current American leadership, contrasting them with the negative underpinnings of others. Accordingly, the function to talk up and inflate serves euphemistic expressions to function as a vehicle for projecting positive representations. Moreover, it is found that to reveal and inspire function is utilized for revealing truths and inspiring profound shifts in perception. Power bases lend legitimacy and authorize Biden to employ such linguistic choices, further amplifying the impact of his intended message.
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Peer assessment (PA) has received growing attention recently due to its great impact on students’ autonomy and growth (Bryant & Carless, 2010; Patri, 2002). It requires students to be critical in evaluating their peers’ performance, engage in a discussion about their work, and eventually make improvements. This activity helps to create a collaborative learning environment. Despite being of such importance, peer assessment has still been overlooked by many university teachers, who remain hesitant to put it into practice. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate, through the perceptions of undergraduate applied linguistics students, the contribution and efficiency of using PA in enhancing the student’s learning experience and skills. The researcher implemented PA practice in the classroom in which 16 university-level Saudi female students were asked to assess other students’ tasks and then to write a reflection about their own experience in the PA practice and how it influenced their performance in the course of digital linguistics. The data analysis revealed that students’ participation in the PA significantly promotes students’ classroom engagement and improves their critical thinking, writing, and analysis skills. The study concludes with suggestions for effectively applying peer evaluation practices in different university courses.
同伴评价（PA）对学生的自主性和成长有很大的影响，因此近来受到越来越多的关注（Bryant & Carless, 2010; Patri, 2002）。它要求学生以批判性的眼光评价同伴的表现，参与对自己作品的讨论，并最终做出改进。这一活动有助于创造一个协作学习的环境。尽管同伴互评如此重要，但仍被许多大学教师所忽视，他们在将其付诸实践时仍犹豫不决。因此，本研究试图通过应用语言学本科生的感知，调查使用互评在提高学生学习经验和技能方面的贡献和效率。 研究者在课堂上实施了 PA 实践，要求 16 名大学水平的沙特女学生评估其他学生的任务，然后写出关于自己在 PA 实践中的经历以及 PA 如何影响自己在数字语言学课程中的表现的反思。数据分析显示，学生参与 PA 极大地促进了学生的课堂参与度，提高了他们的批判性思维、写作和分析能力。研究最后提出了在不同大学课程中有效应用同伴评价实践的建议。
{"title":"Promoting Saudi University Students’ Experience Through Peer Assessment Practice","authors":"Alya Alshammari","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1408.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1408.21","url":null,"abstract":"Peer assessment (PA) has received growing attention recently due to its great impact on students’ autonomy and growth (Bryant & Carless, 2010; Patri, 2002). It requires students to be critical in evaluating their peers’ performance, engage in a discussion about their work, and eventually make improvements. This activity helps to create a collaborative learning environment. Despite being of such importance, peer assessment has still been overlooked by many university teachers, who remain hesitant to put it into practice. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate, through the perceptions of undergraduate applied linguistics students, the contribution and efficiency of using PA in enhancing the student’s learning experience and skills. The researcher implemented PA practice in the classroom in which 16 university-level Saudi female students were asked to assess other students’ tasks and then to write a reflection about their own experience in the PA practice and how it influenced their performance in the course of digital linguistics. The data analysis revealed that students’ participation in the PA significantly promotes students’ classroom engagement and improves their critical thinking, writing, and analysis skills. The study concludes with suggestions for effectively applying peer evaluation practices in different university courses.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"5 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141922001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigated the effect of employing Cornell note-taking strategies to improve new students' performance in listening comprehension at Albaha University in the Faculty of Science and Arts, Al Mandaq. The study's population consisted of 40 first-year male students enrolled in the preparatory year program for various science subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics, in the academic year 2021–2022. These students were enrolled in a listening course, making them suitable candidates for the study. They were divided equally into two groups: the control group and the experimental group. The experimental group underwent a training program using Cornell note-taking strategies, while the control group received no training and just completed the course as normal. The data was obtained and framed using a descriptive qualitative method. To collect the data, a pre-test and post-test were designed to measure the students’ performance before and after the training program. The data was then analyzed using the SPSS program. The findings revealed clear progress in the performance of the experimental group compared to the control group. The poor performance of the control group was attributed to their lack of knowledge about note-taking strategies and their insufficient practice of and feedback on Cornell note-taking strategies.
{"title":"The Effect of Implementing Cornell Note-Taking Strategies on New Students’ Performance in Listening Comprehension","authors":"Osama Yousif Ibrahim Abualzain","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1408.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1408.10","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the effect of employing Cornell note-taking strategies to improve new students' performance in listening comprehension at Albaha University in the Faculty of Science and Arts, Al Mandaq. The study's population consisted of 40 first-year male students enrolled in the preparatory year program for various science subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics, in the academic year 2021–2022. These students were enrolled in a listening course, making them suitable candidates for the study. They were divided equally into two groups: the control group and the experimental group. The experimental group underwent a training program using Cornell note-taking strategies, while the control group received no training and just completed the course as normal. The data was obtained and framed using a descriptive qualitative method. To collect the data, a pre-test and post-test were designed to measure the students’ performance before and after the training program. The data was then analyzed using the SPSS program. The findings revealed clear progress in the performance of the experimental group compared to the control group. The poor performance of the control group was attributed to their lack of knowledge about note-taking strategies and their insufficient practice of and feedback on Cornell note-taking strategies.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"43 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141924262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study aims to describe the weaknesses and strengths of the linguistic features of ecotourism village advertisements and analyze their influence on tourist visits. The data were managed and analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences Version 21 (SPSS, 21). The univariate and bivariate analyses were done with the help of the statistical method of descriptive frequency and binary logistic regression. The results showed that the weakness of linguistic features of Bali ecotourism villages advertisement included: a) the involvement of an expert in advertisement development, b) the attractiveness of the sentence structure, c) the appropriateness, attractiveness, and politeness of the word choice, and d) the use of interesting and suggestive figurative language. Its strengths lie in the other 7 components, namely: a) the accuracy of the language used, b) the harmonious composition of language & image, c) the accuracy of word diction, d) the attractiveness of advertising content, e) the ecotourism reflection of advertisement, f) the appropriateness of colour choice, and g) the use of simple promotion advertisements and highlighting the important parts. It also proved that linguistic features of advertisements significantly influenced the tourist visit.
{"title":"Linguistic Features of Bali Ecotourism Villages Advertisements and Their Influence on Tourist Visits","authors":"M. Umiyati, A. C. B. Soria-Calimbo","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1408.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1408.22","url":null,"abstract":"The study aims to describe the weaknesses and strengths of the linguistic features of ecotourism village advertisements and analyze their influence on tourist visits. The data were managed and analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences Version 21 (SPSS, 21). The univariate and bivariate analyses were done with the help of the statistical method of descriptive frequency and binary logistic regression. The results showed that the weakness of linguistic features of Bali ecotourism villages advertisement included: a) the involvement of an expert in advertisement development, b) the attractiveness of the sentence structure, c) the appropriateness, attractiveness, and politeness of the word choice, and d) the use of interesting and suggestive figurative language. Its strengths lie in the other 7 components, namely: a) the accuracy of the language used, b) the harmonious composition of language & image, c) the accuracy of word diction, d) the attractiveness of advertising content, e) the ecotourism reflection of advertisement, f) the appropriateness of colour choice, and g) the use of simple promotion advertisements and highlighting the important parts. It also proved that linguistic features of advertisements significantly influenced the tourist visit.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"39 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141924412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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